The Genre Blur began as a semester-long multi-genre writing workshop and performance class taught at The University of Victoria, and since then has taken many names and stretched into a variety of shapes and lengths to suit my clients and mentees (and me, as it's instructor).

THIS TIME it will be offered as a four-session generative and instructive class giving writers the opportunity to explore landscapes beyond their preferred genre/s.

We'll dive into: The Rant, The Dramatic Monologue, The Postcard Story, and The Prose Poem. We'll look at literary examples of these forms, and write at least two pieces in each form. We'll also pay attention to voice, discuss the elements of creating voice, and bravely attempt to stretch our own written voices.

There will be handouts and take-home suggestions (and ample rule-breaking!) as we traverse this hybridized world.

We'll share work within the safe space of the group at the end of each session.